REPRESENTATIVE MARILYN LEE

District 38-Mililani, Mililani Mauka, Waipio Acres

Mililani Community Report April 2012

Hawaii State Capitol, Room 434, 415 South Beretania Street,

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone 586-9460, Fax 586-9466 replee@capitol.hawaii.gov

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25th Anniversary Year of Mililani’s All America City Award

Dear Friends,

The Legislature is entering the final days of the 2012

session. Bills that have passed both Houses, and are not

in agreement will go to conference committees for reso-

lution.

The second crossover day found House members debat-

ing legislation for over 10 hours. Debate was civil, and

demonstrates the strength of the Democratic process.

The Budget has crossed over from the Senate to the

House and will also be a part of the conference delibera-

tions. Budget conference is now proceeding.

Thank you for the input and guidance many of you have

provided on a number of issues. Your calls, emails, and

letters mean a lot.

We will be providing a complete session report shortly

after the end of session “Sine Die” on May 3.

Aloha,

Representative, 38th District

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND SEXUAL

ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH

Prevent Child Abuse Hawai’i, the Department of Health, and

the Child Abuse Prevention Planning Council sponsored a

pinwheel display at the Hawai’i State Capitol to help bring

attention to the prevention of child abuse and neglect in Ha-

waii. Current reports show that each year nearly 6,000 sus-

pected cases of child abuse are reported in Hawai’i. Each pin-

wheel planted at the Capitol symbolizes one reported case of

child abuse in Hawai’i. For more information on Child Abuse

Prevention Month and Pinwheels for Prevention, please visit

preventchildabusehawaii.org.

April is also Sexual Assault Awareness month. Nearly one in

five women and one in 71 men become the victims of sexual

assault nationwide. Sexual Assault Awareness month is an

annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual as-

sault and educate communities and individuals on how to

prevent sexual violence. For more information please visit

the Sex Abuse Treatment Center of Hawaii’s website at

satchhawaii.com

Kelly Suzuka, Tate Carpenter, and Lee Ying Kwok of my staff plant pin-

wheels as part of the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign.

Paul’s Electric is installing construction advisory signs and

is set to begin work to rewire the lighting on the H-2 free-

way. The rewiring project is anticipated to be completed

this summer.

H-2 LIGHTING PROJECT UPDATE

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Kata Issari, Hawaii Regional Director of the Joyful Heart

Foundation is my guest for the next episode of Kukui Con-

nection. The Joyful Heart Foundation was started by

Mariska Hargitay, who plays Detective Olivia Benson on

NBC’s “Law and Order SVU.” The mission of the Joyful

Heart Foundation is to heal, educate, and empower survivors

of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse and to

shed light into the darkness that surrounds these issues. My

interview with Ms. Issari will air on April 20 at 8:30 pm and

on April 22 and 29 at 4 pm on Olelo Channel 54.

KUKUI CONNECTION

The Women’s Legislative Caucus collected and donated over 100 Easter Bas-

kets filled with essential items for guests of the Institute for Human Services

(IHS.) Last year’s theme, “Welcome Home Easter Baskets,” which helped in-

dividuals start off on the right foot when moving from being homeless to hav-

ing permanent homes, was so successful that the theme was continued this

year. The Easter Basket Drive, which began in March, concluded on April 5

when IHS came to pickup the baskets.

WOMEN’S CAUCUS BRINGS EASTER CHEER TO IHS

Representative Morikawa, Representative Giugni,

Senator Baker, Representative Lee, Governor

Abercrombie, IHS Executive Director Connie

Mitchell, Representative Chris Lee, Senator Chun

Oakland. Representative Lee and Staff after load-

ing the truck.

MHS FIELD TURF UPDATE

Work is rapidly proceeding on the new artificial turf at

Mililani High School’s John Kauinana Stadium. This

project was made possible by an appropriation of over

1.5 million dollars from the State Legislators in the

Mililani District. The health and safety of our students

made this improvement a priority.

MILILANI ROAD REPAIRS ARE

ON THE WAY

The City has informed me that relief is

in sight for residents who travel on

many of the local streets in Mililani.

Approximately 100 of the intercon-

necting streets will be paved begin-

ning this summer.

Meheula Parkway and Anania Drive

will need major reconstruction due to

wear from the heavy volume of traffic.

Rehabilitation projects for these two

roadways are in the planning stage

with design to follow this summer.

Construction on these projects are esti-

mated to begin in early 2013.

Last year the legislature appropriated

14 million dollars to rehabilitate

Kamehameha highway from Mele-

manu Park to Ka Uka Boulevard. The

Department of Transportation (DOT)

is currently working on its design for

the project. Mililani Legislators have

asked the (DOT) to do emergency re-

surfacing work to make the roads

smoother until the real rehabilitation

project begins.